My friend Janet co-founded SF sketchfest in 2002, long before devices would try to autocorrect the word "sketchfest" into "sketchiest" no matter how many times you try to text it to someone. I've known Janet since we worked together at HuffPost Live in the mid 2010's and been wanting to come up to San Francicso for the comedy festival since then, but it never worked out for me calendar-wise until this year. And I'm so glad I finally got to attend a couple shows there and see

Show of hands if you've heard the term " vibecoding "? I first heard it on one of my favorite podcasts Hard Fork which covers the dizzying pace of tech advances, but in an accessible and entertaining way. The basics of vibecoding is that you can now build websites and software without really knowing what you're doing. You just go on vibes. And simple prompts in plain English that the AI platform of your choice can translate into real, working code. I really like this advance

I've only recently become aware of an iconic Angeleno artist, Corita Kent , who was known for her incredible screenprinting but also left behind a massive archive of 18,000 35mm slide film photographs from the 1960's. Her screenprinting work reminds me of my grandmother's aesthetic who had these really cool prints lining the top of the wall in her bedroom. I'm not sure who the artist was but they made a big impression on me as a little kid. I love this one Last weekend Lynn